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They had reckoned without the determination of the opposition.
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reckon without — OVERLOOK, fail to take account of, disregard. → reckon * * * phrasal : to leave out of account : ignore reckoned without chemistry and man s ingenuity when he predicted that man sooner or later faced starvation Monsanto Magazine * * * ˈreckon… … Useful english dictionary
reckon without — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms reckon without : present tense I/you/we/they reckon without he/she/it reckons without present participle reckoning without past tense reckoned without past participle reckoned without reckon without something… … English dictionary
reckon without somebody — ˈreckon without sb/sth derived (especially BrE) to not consider sb/sth as a possible problem that you should be prepared for Syn: not take something into account • They had reckoned without the determination of the opposition. Main entry: ↑reckon … Useful english dictionary
reckon without — PHRASAL VERB If you say that you had reckoned without something, you mean that you had not expected it and so were not prepared for it. [V P n] I thought that it would take only a day of hard driving to reach Chengdu. But I had reckoned without… … English dictionary
reckon — reck|on [ rekən ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive not usually progressive MAINLY SPOKEN to believe that something is true: reckon (that): I reckon there s something wrong with him. be reckoned to be: It is generally reckoned to be the best… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reckon — reck|on W3S2 [ˈrekən] v [T not in progressive] [: Old English; Origin: gerecenian to tell, explain ] 1.) spoken especially BrE to think or suppose something reckon (that) ▪ Do you reckon he ll agree to see us? ▪ The police reckon that whoever… … Dictionary of contemporary English
reckon — verb (transitive not in progressive) 1 spoken especially BrE to think that something is a fact, or have a particular opinion about something: reckon (that): Wayne reckons we ought to call her. | Do you reckon they ll get married? 2 to guess a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
reckon */*/*/ — UK [ˈrekən] / US verb Word forms reckon : present tense I/you/we/they reckon he/she/it reckons present participle reckoning past tense reckoned past participle reckoned 1) a) [intransitive/transitive, not usually progressive] spoken to believe… … English dictionary
reckon with — 1 it s her mother you ll have to reckon with: DEAL WITH, contend with, face (up to). 2 they hadn t reckoned with her burning ambition: TAKE INTO ACCOUNT, take into consideration, bargain for/on, anticipate, foresee, be prepared for, consider; … Useful english dictionary
without — with|out W1S1 [wıðˈaut US wıðˈaut, wıθˈaut] prep, adv [: Old English; Origin: withutan] 1.) not having something, especially something that is basic or necessary ▪ After the storm we were without electricity for five days. ▪ a house without a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
